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当局者迷,旁观者清

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dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng

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  1. 1. (idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved

Child Words of 当局者迷,旁观者清

局
jú

narrow

当
dāng

(onom.) dong

旁
páng

one side

旁观
páng guān

spectator

清
qīng

(of water etc) clear; clean

当
dàng

at or in the very same...

者
zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

迷
mí

to bewilder

旁观者
páng guān zhě

observer

旁观者清
páng guān zhě qīng

an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)

当局
dāng jú

authorities

观
guān

to look at

观
guàn

Taoist monastery

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